I have written book and movie reviews for the late and lamented sites Epinions and Examiner. I have book of reviews of speculative fiction from before 1900, and short works in publications such Mobius, Protea Poetry Journal, and, most recently, Wisconsin Review and Drunken Pen Writing.
I'm busily working away on a book of reviews pulp science fiction stories from the 1930s-1960s. It's a lot of fun.
I am the author of the short story "Always Coming Home," a chapbook of poetry titled "Sotto Voce," and a collection of reviews of pre-1900 speculative fiction, "By Firelight."
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Congratulations! Those were very nice short stories both of them. I loved especially the second one. I found a way to vote on the first one but not the second one.
These are both great flash fiction stories! Congrats on getting them published, and well deserved. I love the wry dark humor in “The Photographer’s Lament.” And the conversation and description in the “I Dare You” is wonderful. And both stories make me wonder. The Photographer story makes me wonder what will happen to the young married couple. And the “I Dare You” story makes me wonder what has happened before in the lives of the two characters that makes them play chicken with one another.
Thanks for your kind words! I’m glad you enjoyed the little tales.
The “I Dare You” story comes from an incident in high school. A friend and I resolved to watch a thunderstorm from a big wraparound porch we had. This was in upstate New York. Our resolve crumbled by mutual consent after the first couple of thunder crashes. That’s a delicate way of saying we fled in abject terror.
As for the couple in the photographer’s lament, I personally see the courtship ending quickly and Josephine walking home.
Wow ! These are both well crafted miniatures. Reckon I read the first on your blog before but enjoyed it even more second time round; you describe the scenes vividly — it was like I was there
Reviews of Old and New Stories. Mostly Old 
Very cool. Well Done 😁
Thank you. 🙂
I enjoyed these esp the first : shorter and sharper
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed them.
Congratulations! Those were very nice short stories both of them. I loved especially the second one. I found a way to vote on the first one but not the second one.
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed my little pieces. Thanks for the kind words and the vote. There’s no way to vote on the second one.
These are both great flash fiction stories! Congrats on getting them published, and well deserved. I love the wry dark humor in “The Photographer’s Lament.” And the conversation and description in the “I Dare You” is wonderful. And both stories make me wonder. The Photographer story makes me wonder what will happen to the young married couple. And the “I Dare You” story makes me wonder what has happened before in the lives of the two characters that makes them play chicken with one another.
Thanks for your kind words! I’m glad you enjoyed the little tales.
The “I Dare You” story comes from an incident in high school. A friend and I resolved to watch a thunderstorm from a big wraparound porch we had. This was in upstate New York. Our resolve crumbled by mutual consent after the first couple of thunder crashes. That’s a delicate way of saying we fled in abject terror.
As for the couple in the photographer’s lament, I personally see the courtship ending quickly and Josephine walking home.
Congrats, Denise!
Aww, thanks, Alex.
Por nada. 🙂
Wow ! These are both well crafted miniatures. Reckon I read the first on your blog before but enjoyed it even more second time round; you describe the scenes vividly — it was like I was there
thanks. I think this is your second go around with these. Thanks for reading them again. they are short. 🙂